cognitive processes
How minds work
Cognitive processes are the mental operations by which the brain acquires, stores, and uses information.
These include perception, attention, memory, language, reasoning, and decision-making—the machinery of thought itself.
Psychologists study cognitive processes to understand how people learn, solve problems, and make sense of the world: Age-related decline in cognitive processes can affect daily functioning.
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- sensory inputInformation received through senses
- mental statesPsychological conditions of awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
consciousness · visual processing · tactile sensation · spatial awareness · heuristics · working memory · qualia · gut feeling · snap judgment · making sense · executive function · conceptualization · face recognition · synapses · paying attention · thinking · mental · introspection
- mindmind, thought, consciousness, thinking, intellect
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, brain, neurons, synapses
- stream of consciousnessstream of consciousness, interior monologue, free association, inner voice, consciousness
- Dream Sciencelucid dreaming, lucid dreams, REM sleep, dream recall, sleep cycles
cognitive processesreflexes
Automatic physical responses
instincts · conditioned reflexes · fight-or-flight response · startle response · knee-jerk reactions
cognitive processesbodily processes
Mechanisms sustaining living organisms
physiological processes · metabolic processes · biological functions · bodily functions · digestion
cognitive processesemotional responses
Affective reactions to stimuli
feelings · gut feelings · emotions · intuition · passions